HOW YOU DOING? HAVE YOU LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW? IT IS POURING DOWN WITH RAIN,
AND PEOPLE IN L.A. JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. IT'S CARNAGE OUT THERE. I NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME
GET TO WORK. WELL, I'M ACTUALLY IN YOUR
GARAGE NOW. OH, YOU'RE A STAR. YOU'RE A LIFESAVER. I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MINUTES. THANKS, MATE. OH! OH! >> MORNING. >> James: HEY, MAN. >> HOW ARE YOU? >> James: I'M GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> James: HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I'M ALL RIGHT. NICE DAY. >> James: IT'S HORRIBLE. IT IS HORRIBLE. CAN WE LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC? I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S ON THE
RADIO. LET'S FIND OUT. ♪ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? ♪ IT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY
THIS FEELING INSIDE ♪ I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO CAN
EASILY HIDE. ♪ MY GIFT IS MY SONG
AND THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. ♪
>> James: OH, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN! DISMOAT YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY
THIS IS YOUR SONG ♪ IT MAY BE QUITE SIMPLE BUT
NOW THAT IT'S DONE ♪ I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ♪ THAT I PUT DOWN INTO WORDS
HOW WONDERFUL LIFE IS WHILE YOU'RE IN THE WORLD ♪
>> James: I MEAN, WHEN YOU WRITE A SONG LIKE THAT, DO YOU
JUST KNOW THE SECOND IT'S FINISHED, THAT'S A HIT RECORD? >> WHEN I WROTE THAT IT WAS IN
1970. AND MY PARENTS HAD AN APARTMENT
IN NORTH LONDON. BENNY CAME TO ME WITH THE LYRIC
AND I TOOK IT INTO THE LIVING ROOM EYE READ IT THROUGH AND
WENT, "GOD, THIS IS AMAZING" FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD TO WRITE THIS
LYRIC. AND I PLAYED IT TO HIM, AND WHEN
I FINISHED PLAYING I THINK WE BOTH REALIZED THIS WAS A HUGE
STEP FORWARD IN OUR SONGWRITING. ♪ IF YOU THINK THIS HOPE WILL
EVER WIN ♪ LOOK AT ME I'M COMING BACK
AGAIN ♪ I GOT A TASTE OF LOVE IN A
SIMPLE WAY. WAY
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M STILL STANDING BETTER THAN I EVER DID
♪ I'M LOOKING LIKE A TRUE SURVIVOR
FEELING LIKE A LITTLE KID ♪ I'M STILL STANDING
AFTER THIS TIME ♪ PICKING UP THE PIECES OF MY
LIFE WITHOUT YOU ON MY MIND ♪ I'M STILL STANDING
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ I'M STILL STANDING
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ >> James: I NEVER KNEW YOU
WERE SUCH A DANCER. >> ARLENE SAID I WAS THE WORST
DANCER SHE EVER WORKED WITH. >> James: NO! IS THAT WHY YOU USED TO GO SO
FLAMBOYANT IN YOUR DRESS? >> YES. >> James: BECAUSE THERE WERE--
YOU HAVE HAD SOME AMAZING LOOKS OVER THE YEARS. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS NEVER A
LEAD VOCALIST, NOT LIKE JAGGER OR BOWIE. I ALWAYS PLAYED THE PIANO. AND I WASN'T, YOU KNOW, A SEX
SYMBOL. SO I HAD FUN WITH MY OUTFITS. AND I JUST WENT FOR IT
♪ I REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS YOUNG ME AND SUSIE HAD SO MUCH FUN
♪ HOLDING HANDS AND SKIMMING STONES
♪ HAD AN OLD GOLD CHEVY AND A PLACE OF MY OWN
♪ BUT THE BIGGEST KICK I EVER GOT
♪ WAS DOING A THING CALLED THE CROCODILE ROCK
♪ WHILE THE OTHER KIDS WERE ROCKIN'' 'ROUND THE CLOCK
♪ WE WERE HOPPING AND BOBBING TO THE CROCODILE ROCK
ROCK ♪ LAAAA! LA-LA-LA
♪ LA-LA-LA ♪ OH, YEAH LA-LA-LA♪
>> James: SO MUCH OF YOUR LIFE-- AND I THINK IT HAS BEEN
ABOUT SORT OF EXCESS IN THAT-- >> , OF COURSE,. >> James: EVEN WHEN YOU GO
SHOPPING-- >> I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE
ONE OF EVERYTHING. >> James: DON'T YOU BUY FOUR
COPYES OF EVERY RECORD? >> I BUY-- YES-- I BUY USUALLY
FOUR COPIES, ONE FOR THE HOUSE HERE, ONE FOR THE HOUSE IN
FRANCE, ONE FOR THE HOUSE IN ENGLAND, AND ONE FOR THE PLACE
IN ATLANTA. >> James: YOU KNOW YOU CAN
JUST HAVE AN iPHONE. >> I DON'T HAVE A PHONE. >> James:
>> James: HOW HAVE YOU NOT GOT A PHONE? >> James: WHAT DO YOU DO? >> THERE'S SOMEBODY AROUND ME. THERE'S USUALLY A SECURITY
PERSON WAY PHONE. I DO HAVE AN iPAD. >> James: SO RIGHT NOW, I
COULD LEGITIMATELY KIDNAP YOU AND YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CALL
ANYONE. >> I'VE BEEN WANTING YOU TO DO
THAT ♪ LOOKING BACK
SHE JUST LAUGHS ♪ THE BOULEVARD IS NOT THAT BAD
HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DANCER ♪ YOU HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE
HIGHWAY ♪ LAY ME DOWN
I HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY ♪ >> James: LET'S FACE IT, YOU
HAVE HAD SOME TANTRUMS IN YOUR TIME. >> YES. >> James: BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY STORIES AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ARE TRUE. WHICH IS THE ONE YOU LOOK BACK
ON AND GO, "OKAY, THAT WAS A TANTRUM." >> I HAD BEEN UP FOR A COUPLE
DAYS AT THE INN ON THE PARK IN PARK LANE IN LONDON, AND I WAS
STILL UP AT 11:00 IN THE OFFICE, AND I CALLED THE OFFICE, AND I
SAID, "ROBERT, IT'S FAR TOO WINDY HERE, CAN YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT ??? AND I COULD IMAGINE HIM PUTTING HIS HAPPENED OVER
THE RECEIVER, "HE'S FINALLY LOST IT. IT'S TOO WINDY. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT." IT WASN'T A TANTRUM BUT AS
REALITY GOES IT'S PRETTY FAR OFF THE CHART GLZ BUT IS IT
DIFFICULT NOW THAT YOU'RE A FATHER IF THEY THROW A TANTRUM? >> I LOVE IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ONE SECOND IN
ZACHARY OR ALIJA'S LIFE WHERE I FELT THEY GOT ON MY NERVES. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN THE CAR
TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE IF 10 YEARS AGO YOU TOLD ME I'D BE
TELLING YOU THIS I WOULD SAY YOU WERE CRAZY. I THOUGHT I WAS TOO OLD TO BE A
DAD. AND NOW I'M NOT TOO OLD TO BE A
DAD. YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD TO DO
ANYTHING. THEY HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE
COMPLETE COMPLOOETLY ♪ DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON
ME ♪ ALTHOUGH I SEARCHED MYSELF
IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE I SEE ♪ I JUST ALLOW A FRAGMENT OF
YOUR LIFE ♪ TO WANDER FREE
TO WANDER FREE ♪ LOSING EVERYTHING
IS LIKE THE SUN GOING DOWN ON ME ♪
>> James: MR. ELTON JOHN! >> MR. GEORGE MICHAEL. MR. JAMES CORDEN. MY FUTURE HUSBAND! YEAH! ♪ OH, DON'T LET THE SUN
GO DOWN ON ME ♪ OH, NO
ALTHOUGH I SEARCH MYSELF IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE I SEE
♪ I JUST ALLOW A FRAGMENT OF YOUR LIFE
♪ TO WANDER FREE WANDER FREE BABY
♪ BUT LOSING EVERYTHING IS LIKE THE SUN GOING DOWN
ON ME ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> James: OH, MY GOD. I MEAN, IF I COULD TELL MY
12-YEAR-OLD SELF I WOULD BE DOING THIS IN MY LIFE, HIS HEAD
WOULD EXPLODE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME
GET TO WORK. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
Say what you want about James Corden but these car karaoke bits are always hilarious and entertaining to me. He genuinely has fun with the guests and he seems like a really nice guy. I think he's finally finding his groove and it's working for him.
You kind of forget that Elton John is the 5th most selling music act of all time after The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Madonna
What always strikes me about the carpool karaokes is A.) how comfortable James Corden seems to be with whomever it is he's with, B.) How comfortable he makes them feel, C) how good of a singer he actually is, and C) how great of an interviewer he actually is.
Oh man, James Corden never disappoints. I enjoy all of his Karaoke Carpool segments.
Brilliant stuff. Hows the rest of the show working out these days?
I started watching the late show when Stephen Colbert took over. I eventually took notice to James Corden and the late late show. Fast forward a month or two and I've stopped watching Colbert entirely and I love Corden. He's relatable as fuck :)
James Corden is gaining some recognition. I'm impressed.